
Sayyid Badr bids farewell to Dutch, Tunisian Ambassadors
Muscat: Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister, received separately on Wednesday Stella Kloth, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and Azzedine el Tayse, Ambassador of the Tunisian Republic, to bid them farewell at the end of their tour of duty.
Sayyid badr expressed appreciation for the ambassadors' efforts in strengthening bilateral relations and extended his best wishes for their future endeavors.
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